Reprisal
New York was quiet. It's a hard thing to believe for the city that never sleeps. But everyone fell silent. Everyone paused as they turned their focus to the TV's and radios or any other device that would pass along the news as it came about.
The verdict was being handed down today. He has been remanded in custody for two months now. She hasn't been allowed to see him let alone speak to him since that night.
He pleaded not guilty.
Yes, he was the one to pull the gun.
Yes, he was the one to put not one, but two bullets in his heart.
Yes, he was the one that showed no remorse.
But his actions were justified.
What else are you supposed to do when he points a gun at your wife, seconds from pulling the trigger?
But he was senator, William H. Bracken. Protected, untouchable. But that didn't mean his actions didn't have repercussions.
There's not much she could do now. And yet she is the only one that knows the truth.
The entire city fell silent.
"Richard Castle, the jury has found you guilty of the wilful murder of Senator William H. Bracken. You are sentenced to lifetime in prison."